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Modem Status
MS: Modem Status—Display modem status
The MS command displays the state of the modem lines connected to the remote/modem serial port. The
display can be updated by pressing Enter. The current state of the status signals DCD, CTS, DSR, RI and
the last state of the control signals DTR, RTS set by the firmware are displayed.
Power Control
PC: Power Control—turn system power on and off.
For proper system shutdown, shutdown the operating system before issuing this command or use the
commands graceful shutdown option.
This command allows you to switch the system power on or off. You can have the action take place
immediately or after a specified delay.
Notice this is roughly the equivalent to turning the system power off at the front panel switch. There is no
signal sent to the OS to bring the software down before power is turned off. To turn the system off
properly, you must ensure that the OS is in the proper shutdown state before issuing this command. Use the
proper OS commands or use the graceful shutdown option of the Remote Power Control command.
Configure Paging
PG: Paging parameter setup—configures pagers.
This command allows the user to configure the pagers and set triggering events.
A string description of the triggering event will be sent with the page.
Power Status
PS: Power status—display the status of the power management module.
This command displays on the console the status of the power management module.
Reset BMC
RB: Reset BMC.
This command resets the BMC by toggling a GPIO pin.
